THE ATTORNEYS GENERAL FROM IOWA, NEBRASKA AND NINE OTHER STATES ARE ASKING THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY TO MAKE IT CLEAR THERE’S A NATIONAL STANDARD FOR LABELING OF ROUNDUP AND OTHER WEED KILLERS THAT CONTAIN GLYPHOSATE.
IOWA ATTORNEY GENERAL BRENNA BIRD SAYS A NEW E-P-A RULE IS NEEDED BECAUSE CALIFORNIA HAS PROPOSED CANCER WARNINGS ON ROUNDUP AND OTHER PRODUCTS THAT CONTAIN THE WORLD’S MOST COMMONLY USED HERBICIDE.
GLY1 OC………FROM A FARM.” :19
THE E-P-A HAS SAID GLYPHOSATE IS NOT LIKELY TO CAUSE CANCER IN HUMANS AND IN NOVEMBER, A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT RULED IN FAVOR OF MONSANTO — THE MAKER OF ROUNDUP — AND SAID CALIFORNIA DID NOT HAVE AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE A CANCER WARNING ON ROUNDUP’S LABEL.
BIRD SAYS IT’S TIME FOR THE E-P-A TO SET THINGS STRAIGHT.
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NEBRASKA ATTORNEY GENERAL MIKE HILGERS SAYS IT’S ABOUT PROTECTING THE FREEDOM TO FARM.
GLY3 OC…..IOWA AND NEBRASKA.” :19
KEVIN ROSS, A FARMER FROM UNDERWOOD WHO’S A FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION, JOINED THE ATTORNEYS GENERAL AT A NEWS CONFERENCE WEDNESDAY MORNING IN OMAHA. ROSS TOLD REPORTERS THERE IS NO REAL SUBSTITUTE FOR GLYPHOSATE.
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MONSANTO’S ATTORNEYS HAVE ARGUED THAT A WARNING LABEL ON ROUNDUP VIOLATES THE COMPANY’S FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT TO BE FREE FROM COMPELLED SPEECH THAT IT DISAGREES WITH.
MONSANTO, NOW OWNED BY BAYER, HAS SETTLED ABOUT 100-THOUSAND LAWSUITS AND THE COMPANY ESTIMATES THERE ARE MORE THAN 50-THOUSAND PENDING.
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